Evidence that the monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B) plays a central role in the inotropic dysfunction induced by genetic deletion of the Mas-related-G protein-coupled receptor D (MrgD) in mice
L. Rodrigues-Ribeiro, J. Rezende-Ribeiro, S. Scalzo, M. L. Dias-Pinto, B. d. L. Sanches, M. Eliezeck, I. C. de Jesus, J. A. M. Evaristo, K. H. Sampaio, D. B. Peruchetti, J. S. Cruz, F. C. S. Nogueira, M. J. Campagnole-Santos, S. Guatimosim, R. A. S. Santos, T. Verano-Braga
This study identifies MAO-B hyperactivation as a key contributor to cardiac dysfunction in MrgD-KO mice, showing that MAO-B inhibition reverses contractile defects.
bioRxiv · Mar 27, 2024 · PreprintPhysiology